What Happened to Canadian Figure Skater Jessica Dubé After Her Injury?

There are certain sports moments that are so shocking they are embedded in your memory forever — and one such incident involves retired Canadian figure skater Jessica Dubé, whose on-ice accident sent shockwaves through the figure skating world.

Jessica is a three-time Canadian national champion pairs figure skater, largely known for her highly successful partnership with Bryce Davison, which earned the duo gold medals in 2007, 2009, and 2010.

On Feb. 8, 2007, during a free skate at the Four Continents Championships in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Jessica, who was just 19 at the time, was struck in the face with the blade of Bryce’s skate, according to U.S. Figure Skating.

The two were doing a side-by-side camel spin and when they drifted towards each other on the ice, Jessica’s face and the blade of Bryce’s skate connected, per the outlet. She immediately fell to the ice as her face pooled with blood, requiring her to receive 83 stitches and undergo emergency surgery the same day, CNN reported.

Shortly after the incident, in March 2007, and following her successful surgery and treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder, Jessica went on to skate again with Bryce. "We did pretty much everything right away," she said at the time, per ESPN.

"The spin was the first thing we did when we got back together. We decided to come here as soon as I got out of the hospital. "It's healing very well, so I'm not shy at all," Jessica added. "I'm feeling really good."

In 2009, Jessica and Bryce were again involved in a collision on the ice at the 2009 World Team Trophy exhibition in Tokyo where Jessica accidentally struck Bryce in the head, leaving him unable to catch her. She landed on the ice and hit her head — luckily, there were no serious injuries, per Skate Today.

Two years later, in April 2011, Jessica announced that she had decided to team up with Sébastien Wolfe as her new partner, a partnership that was not nearly as successful as what she had achieved with Bryce. She also had solo outings as a figure skater following her injury, but in January 2013, Jessica officially announced her retirement from the sport, Skate Canada reported.

“I want to thank Bryce Davison and Sébastien Wolfe, I feel so lucky to have had two such amazing partners who have made my career so special. As well to Cascades, who as a sponsor was a huge help for me and both my partners,” she said in her retirement announcement.

These days, Jessica is now a wife and mother in her home of Canada, where she also works as a figure skating coach.